Halloween Tips from the Dentist
October 12, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Parenting
With Halloween only a few weeks away, I’m sure many of you are imagining how much candy your little one is about to consume. Children that will go outside and knock on doors wearing ghosts, goblins, little witches, super heroes,etc with their pillow cases in hand until they get too full of candy that they have to run home and deposit their winnings on the living room floor.
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Once the bags are empty the children are off and running again in the hopes to score more sugary goodness. Never thinking as they pile one candy bar into their mouth after another. Worried yet?
Dr. Margaret Mitchell, DDS, owner of Mitchell Dental Spa a dental spa facility in Chicago’s Water Tower Place, offers the followingtips to for protecting your kids teeth at Halloween:
· Avoid sticky candy such as taffy, gummy bears, caramel, etc. Sticky Candy adheres to teeth and causes decay
· Kids can eat candy ANYTIME, there is not a good time of day/night to eat candy
· Brush immediately after eating candy, especially sticky candy
· Prior to Halloween, visit your dentist to have sealants put into the child’s teeth grooves
· Have you child chew gum with zylitol sweetener with prevents tooth decay. Orbit and Trident both have zylitol sweetener.
Got any other tips?
